Wanted: school supplies

Eagle Scout candidate Michael Breen of Holden is out to help students who can't afford them get their school supplies this year. Breen's goal is to fill 75 backpacks for students pre-K through high school to be donated to Friendly House in Worcester.

Breen and members of Boy Scout Troop 175 in Holden will be collecting school supplies - and gift cards with which to purchase them if you so desire - in front of the CVS at Big Y Plaza in Holden on Saturday, August 23 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call Breen at 508-856- 9351 for more information.